Murat Ülker is head of Yıldız Holding, one of the largest groups in the Ülker Group… He manages more than 60 companies and nearly 22,500 employees. The holding includes are companies from different sectors, mainly from foodstuffs, under a sing...
The global crisis has once again demonstrated the important of branding. Because the strong brands have succeeded in emerging from the crisis not just without any damage but with the value of the brand enhanced. The results of Capital’s “Most ...
In white goods it is Arçelik, in retailing Migros, in foodstuffs Ülker and in furniture Boydak… These companies are leaders in their own sectors. But they also share other common characteristics. Foreigners looking to enter Turkey first knock ...
In fact everybody is following this sector. Some of the major groups have begun to make a move. Those who haven’t are counting down the days. Because everybody regards agriculture as one of the strategic sectors. Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eke...
Hamdi Akın is one of the most unusual entrepreneurs in Turkey. He achieves success in everything he turns his hand to. “We are not looking for risky business,” says Akın, who prefers to be the “first” in whatever business he enters. He says th...
Can everybody invest in every sector? Of course not. It is very difficult to invest in sectors such as iron and steel, GSMs and pharmaceuticals. In fact, its looks much easier to invest in areas such as information technology, logistics and fu...
Men’s clothing, mobile phones which support 3G, low fuel consumption automobiles, LCD TVs... These categories, which look completely different to each other, share a common characteristic. Each one is the focus of competition in their sector a...
In automotives and iron-steel the capacity utilization rate has fallen to 55 percent. The rate of capacity utilization has also declined in leading sectors such as paints, cement and white goods. That is to say that the crisis has created a se...
Hazım Kantarcı, the first CEO both for Sabancı Holding and Turkey, left the group and went into retirement in 2003. Even though it was announced that he was stepping down to retire, the real reason was upheaval during the institutionalization ...
Erhan Öner’s story, which began when he was Tekfen Holding’s first scholarship student, continues today in his role as CEO. The holding, which is preparing to announce earnings of over TL 2 billion in 2009, is planning to focus on engineering ...